The Kings Road is dead, but long live the Queens. Once you’ve located Manolo Blahnik—just off the legendary Kings Road—you can gape at the graceful and glorious footwear that Paul Simon must have had in mind when he sang of “diamonds on the soles of her shoes”. This heavenly shoe boutique (or ‘shoetique’, for those of us who speak the language of feet) is the stuff of fairy-tales. Imagine a heroic cobbler making magical shoes that make you look, and feel, like the princess you know you really are.

Trip down Old Church Street to reward your aching feet with a glimpse of the strappy, sexy Platonic-like forms in Blahnik’s window. The marvelous Manolo has been tempting Chelsea with his coveted designs since 1973, and the store is a Mecca for serious shoe-lovers and window shoppers who can only dream of owning a pair of MBs. Ring the doorbell to be admitted into the store, and enjoy the time you have to peruse—this is the store where many women have finally met the shoes that their hearts and soles have longed for. As we know, Manolo’s prices are almost as high as his heels, but who can really put a price on shoes this good?